1. Ancient Rome SOL 3.1, 3.5, 3.7

2. The ancientRoman civilizationshares:

A writtenlanguage

A system ofgovernment

Advances inarts and sciences

A commonculture

3. Physical Characteristics

Ancient Rome was.

Next to theMediterranean Sea

It covered parts ofEurope, Asia and Africa

Apeninsula

Rocky and mountainous

Built on hills

Next to theTiber River

4. Representative Democracy

Citizens (wealthy men) voted forrepresentativesto make laws for them.

Laws applied to everyone.

We use a representative democracy in America today!

5. Adaptations to the Environment

Ancient Romans adapted to their mountainous land by

Growing olives and grapes

Having small farms on terraced hillsides

Trading on the Mediterranean Sea

6. Jobs of the Romans

Farmers

Road builders

Traders

7. Architecture

Romans used

arches

in buildings, bridges and aqueducts.

8. Aqueducts were designed to pump water in to the city.The water was used for humans and for irrigation. 9. Road Building

The Romans created a network of paved highways.This joined the empire together and allowed soldiers to move swiftly from one area to another.

10. Roman Art

Roman artists created:

Pottery

Jewelry

Tools

Mosaicswere a special art form that used small pieces of tile, glass or stone.

11. Religion

The Romans began by worshipping different gods and goddesses (like the Greeks), but eventually become Christians.

12. Ancient Romans also.

Changed our calendar to 365 days and named the months

Gave us 1/3 of our English language

Used Roman numerals that we still see today on clocks, watches, and in books

IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIXX

13. The People of Ancient Rome

Men were citizens

Women were caretakers

Boys were educated

Girls learned handicrafts and household chores

What wouldyoube doing in Ancient Rome?

14. Be able to locateItaly ,Romeand theMediterranean Seaon a map. Study and you will be REALLY ROMAN!